Hinged bracket



v Sept.A 18, 1934. Ev F, TQBOLD v 1,973,829

HINGED BRACKET Filed Des.l 22; 1952 MMA/y ATMP/vers Patented Sept. 18,1934 UNITED STATES PATENToFi-ies HTNGED BRACKET Ewald F. Tobol'd,Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Dill Manufacturing Company, Cleveland,Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application December 22, 1932, Serial No.648,343 Y.

6 claims. v(o1. 24S- 18) This invention relates toa hinged bracketespefbutt of the hinged bracket with the plate, as cially adapted for use asa shelf bracket, although, will later be described. of course,`susceptible of other advantageous uses. The `plate 10, intermediate itsends and at its An object of the invention is to provide a longitudinalcenter, is provided with an outwarcll'hinged bracket of simpleconstruction that may ly curved and upwardly extending tab or lug 60 beformed substantially entirely of sheet metal 16 having adjacent itsupper end a portion 16a stampings and can, therefore, be economicallyextending angularly outwardly from an inwardmanufactured and cheaplysold. ly curved portion 16o, the latter portionacting Another object isto provide a hinged bracket as a retainingmeans for the lower end of thelothat is easy to assemble; and once a shelf, with bracket brace, laterto be referred to, which is 65 the bracket attached thereto, is securedto a wall, positioned between the plate 10 and the tab or the hingedmembers of the bracket will not come` lug 16. The tab 16 inthe preferredform of the apart. invention is integral with the plate 10, being cutAdditional objects `and advantages will become and stamped outwardlytherefrom, but it should apparent hereinafter during the following debeunderstoodv that said tab could be separate 70 scription of anembodiment of the invention which from the plate and secured thereto bysome suitis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, able securingmeans. wherein: The butt 17 of the hinged bracket is also a plate- Fig.1 is a top plan view of a shelf with the like member and is preferablybut not necessarily 20hinged bracket attachedthereto, the rear edgeformed of a sheet metal stamping. The butt is 75 of the shelf beinglocated toward the bottom of of a length slightly greater than the widthof the the sheet; upperend of the plate 10 and is provided along Fig. 2is a rearelevational view of the shelf one of its longitudinal edgeswith a downwardly with the hinged bracket attached thereto, that is, andupwardly extending reversely bent portion 18 'this view is anelevational View looking toward fOIIIling an upwardly facing Channel 0Itrough 80 the bottom of Fig. 1; 19 the outer edge of 4which terminatesslightly Fig, 3 is a side elevational view of the shelf below the undersurface of the butt. The reand hinged bracket when attached to a wall orVersely bent portion 18 is of a length substantially other fixedsupport,l such support being shown equal to the length of the channel 15and thereV in section; and are provided-at the opposite ends of thetrough 85 Fig'. 4 is a vertical sectional View through the 19 lugs 20projectingA past the opposite edges of shelf and hinged bracket and istaken substanthe plate 10 when the butt and plate are in asn tiallyonline 4-4 of Fig. 2, looking in the disembledrelationship and serving tolimit sidewise `rection of the arrows. displacement of the butt withrespect to the plate.

- `In lthe drawing there is illustrated' a' shelf of The butt 17 issecured to the under side of a 90 such size that a single hingedbracket' is sufshelf 21 and adjacent the rear edge thereof by ficient tosupport the same, but it will be undersome suitable securing means,depending upon the stood, ofcourse, that a plurality of the hingedkcharacter of the shelf. In the present illustra- Vbrackets may beemployed, if desired, or if the tion, the shelf is shown as formed of ametal 4,04 shelf is ofY such size as te require the use of a Stampingand a desirable Way in which to secure 95 number of the brackets.' 1the-butt 17 thereto would be by spot-welding, as

The hinged bracket comprises a plate 10, prefindicated at 22. Of course,if the shelf were a erably but not necessarily formed of a sheet metalWooden one, thebutt 17 could be provided with stamping and `adapted toserve asan attaching openings through'which would extend securing Vplate for the bracket and shelf, sinceV it may be screws or othersuitable means. 100

secured to a wall or other fixed support by means As previously stated,the shelf 21 is shown as of screws 11', or other suitable securingmembers, formed Aof a metal stamping and is provided passing throughopenings 12 in the plate. yThe around its peripheral edge with anupstanding upper edge ofthe plate is provided with a lateralflange 23serving as a retaining ledge on the shelf.

ly turned portion 13 and a downwardly turned In case the shelf were tobe used for a bathroom 105 portion 14, such portions forming togetherwith shelf, or for other similar purposes, a glass plate the ,plate adownwardly facing channel or groove 24 cut to t within the shelf couldbe used, if de- 15.` The downwardly turned portion 14 is dissired. Aretaining plate 25 for the brace is seposed preferably at an yangletothe plate ofapcured to the under side of the shelf outwardly ofproximately 45 to facilitate the assembly of the the butt 17 by suitablesecuring means, such as 110 Although the brace may take various forms,av preferred and simple form is illustrated herein and comprises a wirebail 29 adapted to have its loop portion 30 pressed past the portion 28of the retaining member 25 and into position between the portion 27 andthe bottomY of the shelf, while the inturned ends 31 of the bail arepressed past the portion 1Gb of the tab -16 and rest in the outwardlycurved part of the tab.

When the hinged bracket is employed with a metal shelf, the butt 17, theretaining member 25, and the shelf 21 are spot-welded together, as

previously mentioned and constitute one unit of the assembly, the plate10 and the bail or brace 29 forming the other units thereof.

In assembling the units, the butt 17 with its associated parts and theplate 10 are disposed at the proper angle to enable the downwardlyturned portion 14 on the plate 10 tc pass between the lugs 20 of thebutt 17 and into the upwardly facing groove 19, whereupon the butt andshelf may be swung to a position substantially at right angles to theplate 10 with the shelf fulcruming lon the top of the plate andextending over thel same to retain the butt and plate in assembledrelationship. With the parts held in this position either by means ofthe brace 29 or otherwise, the plate 10 is secured to the fixed support32, it being remembered that the loop and the inturned ends of the bailor brace are pressed past the restricting portion of the tab 16 and theretaining member 17, as previously set forth, and since the tab andmember are formed preferably of sheet metal, they will have an inherentresilience such that the assembly of the loop and ends of the bailtherein may be accomplished by a snap spring action.

Although a preferred formr of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed herein, it will be understood that the invention issusceptible of various modifications and adaptations within the scope ofthe appended claims. 4

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A hinged shelf Abracketcomprising, a plate adapted to be secured to a fixed support and formedof a sheet metal stamping having its upper edge turned outwardly anddownwardly to form a downwardly facing channel and provided intermediateits upper and lower edges with an outwardly and upwardly extending tabcut and stamped from said plate, a butt member adapted to be secured tothe under side of a shelf and formed of a sheet metal stamping having areverse bend along one of its edges forming an upwardly facing channel,the outer walls of both channels being adapted to overlap and extendinto the other channel when the bracket is assembled with said shelfadapted to overlie bot-h channels and to bear upon the upper edge ofsaid plate, a retaining member formed from a sheet metal stampingadapted to be secured to the under side of the shelf outwardly of saidbutt member and having a downwardlyv and rearwardly extending portion,andA a substantially U-shaped bail adapted to have its opposite endscooperate channel, the outer Walls of both channels overlapping andextending into the other channel .facing channel, said butt member alsohaving lug portions extending past the opposite ends of said when thebracket is assembled with the lug portions of the butt member extendingpast the opposite ends of the channel on said plate and with said shelfbeing adapted to overlie both channels and to bear upon the upper edgeof said plate, and means for maintaining said plate and butt membersubstantially perpendicular to each other whenthe bracket is assembledon a shelf and fixed support.

3. In combination, a metal shelf support and a hinged bracket therefor,said bracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a fixed supportand formed of a sheet metal stamping having its upper edge turnedoutwardly and downwardly to form a downwardly facing channel andprovided intermediate its upper and lower edges` with an outwardly andupwardly extending tab cut and stamped from said plate, a butt memberwelded to the under side of said shelf support and 11.9 formed of asheet metal stamping having a reverse bend along one of its edgesforming an upwardly facing channel, the outer walls of both channelsbeing adapted to overlap and extend into the other channel with saidshelf support overlying both 11.5 channels and bearing upon the upperedge of said plate, a retaining member formed from a sheet metalstamping welded to the under side of the shelf support outwardly of saidbutt member and having a downwardly and rearwardly extending 1 20portion, and a brace having its opposite end portions engaging saidretaining member and said tab and adapted to maintain said plate andsaid shelf support and butt substantially perpendicular to each other.

4. A hinged shelf bracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to afixed support and formed of a sheet metal stamping having its upper edgeturned outwardly and downwardly to form ar downwardly facing channel andprovided 13S) intermediate its upper and lower edges with an outwardlyand upwardly extending tab, a butt member adapted to be secured to theunderside of a shelf and formed of a sheet metal stamping having areverse bend along its inner edge forming an upwardly facing channel,the outer walls of both channels being adapted to overlap and extendinto the other channel when the bracket is assembled with said shelfadapted to overlie both channels and to bear upon the upper edge of saidplate, a retaining member formed from a sheet metal stamping adapted tobe secured to the under side of the shelf outwardly of said butt memberand having a downwardly and rearwardly extending portion, and meansadapted to cooperate with said retaining member and said tab to maintainsaid plate and said shelf and butt substantially perpendicular to eachother when the bracket is assembled on a Vshelf and fixed support.

5. A hinged shelf bracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to axed support and provided on its outer side at its upper edge with adownwardly facing channel, a butt member adapted to be secured to theunder side of a shelf and provided along its inner edge with an upwardlyfacing channel and With lugs extending across the opposite ends of saidchannel, the outer walls of both channels being adapted to overlap andextend into the other channel when the bracket is assembled with thelugs extending past the opposite ends of the channel on said plate andwith said shelf being adapted to overlie both channels and to bear uponthe upper edge of said plate, and means for maintaining said plate andbutt member substantially perpendicular to each other when the bracketis assembled on a shelf and fixed support.

6. In combination, a shelf support and a hinged bracket therefor, saidbracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a fixed support andprovided on its outer side and adjacent its upper edge with a downwardlyfacing channel and intermediate its upper and lower edges With anoutwardly and upwardly extending tab, a butt member secured to the underside of said shelf support and provided along its inner edge with anupwardly facing channel, the outer walls of both channels being adaptedto overlap and extend into the other channel with said shelf supportoverlying both channels and bearing upon the upper edge of said plate, aretaining member secured to the under side of the shelf supportoutwardly of said butt member and having a downwardly and rearwardlyextending portion, and a brace having its opposite end portions engagingsaid retaining member and said tab and adapted to maintain said plateand said shelf support and butt substantially perpendicular to eachother.

EWALD F. TOBOLD.

